I think I have been passionate about health most of my life – perhaps because of having a granny who lived for over 100 years healthily, who was very keen on doing things nature’s way. My first move into health as a career was as a student nurse at St. James University Hospital in Leeds (Jimmys). However, as the years went by I became more and more attracted to the complementary/alternative ways of prevention and cure. After qualifying as a hypno-psychotherapist and N.L.P. Master Practitioner, I worked both in private practice and at Rossendale and East Lancashire Hospices within their complementary therapy clinics, being involved predominantly with cancer care and sufferers of IBS.